The Lopez Group’s Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is planning to raise up to P10 billion from a planned ASEAN Green Bond issuance to fund its expansion plans. Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) said it has assigned the highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa, with a Stable...
Leading snacks company Mondelēz International in the Philippines has advanced its sustainable snacking platform by becoming a member of the Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA). This move is in line with the company’s global commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its full value chain...
TOKAI Corporation of Japan is investing an additional P3.43 billion in publicly-listed renewable energy firm Repower Energy Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Pure Energy Holdings Corporation, to double its stake to 20.1 percent. In a statement, REDC said TOKAI Corporation is the consolidated...
Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) will be leaning on the technology of American firm GreenFire Energy Inc. in shoring up the capacity of its geothermal assets – primarily in beefing up the generation capacity of its Mahanagdong geothermal facility in Leyte. San...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the company should not be solely held accountable for the recent Panay power outage, as other parties in the energy sector were also involved. In an interview with the ANC on Monday, Jan. 8, NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said they do...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) defended itself against claims of failing to stabilize the transmission system in Panay Island, stating that it followed the necessary protocols. In a statement on Friday, Jan. 5, NGCP said the company solely provides transmission...
Renewable energy firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC), a subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, is scheduling the second tranche of its ASEAN green bond offering with target proceeds of P10 billion that will continually bankroll the company’s projects. In a disclosure to the...
The Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA), which is a pioneering collaboration of Philippine corporates and organizations that are genuine stewards for the environment and the planet, is calling on businesses to pursue veritable net zero goals and for them to veer away from ‘greenwashing’ duplicity....
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be supplying additional 20 megawatts of renewable energy-based capacity to Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO), one of the biggest power distribution utilities in the Visayas region. In a statement to the media, First Gen noted that the supply of...
The Energy Regulatory Commission has granted the plea of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and its affiliate-firm Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) on their contract price adjustment. In tandem with that ruling of the Commission had also been the approval on a...
Owing to profit contribution of its all-renewable energy (RE) subsidiary, First Gen Corporation has posted a 30 percent hike in its recurring net income to $167 million, approximately P9.0 billion, in the first half of the year versus $128 million or P7.0 billion, in the same period last...
Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has formally pulled out its concession for geothermal resource exploration in Peru, citing turbulent political situation in that Latin American energy market as the main reason for such investment decision. The company - via its parent firm First Gen...